MEANING
Having a fringe of fine projections or strands along an edge.
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- a fimbriate margin
- fimbriate tissue
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The fimbriate margin moved when the sample was disturbed.
Fine strands gave the tissue a fimbriate outline.
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Primary category: horror. Forms: Shape or coverage adjective; more or most only if actual degree is being compared. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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